Israel prepares for vote related to controversial judicial reform plan
by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6C5Z8)
Knesset to elect two members to judges selection committee, with hardliners in ruling coalition pushing to pick both members
Israeli politics is once again reaching a fever pitch before a crucial vote related to the government's controversial proposals to overhaul the judiciary.
The Knesset will convene on Wednesday to elect two representatives to Israel's judicial selection committee - the composition of which is at the heart of the now six-month-old battle over the future of Israeli democracy.
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